Poundstone
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pound + stone. Calque of German Pfundstein. From German Pfund (“pound”) + Stein (“stone”). Literally, “pound stone”.
Proper noun
[edit]Poundstone (plural Poundstones)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Poundstone is the 60636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 332 individuals. Poundstone is most common among White (95.78%) individuals.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poundstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.